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01 December 2023
Ok, I must admit I have had my tree up for two weeks already, I am Christmas fan and today I got to open my first advent calendar window. Here at IGD we share our thoughts on the tradition of advent calendars, how it has evolved and what our employees gave and received. Advent calendars – stepped in religious history dating back to the 19 th century – Charl Baird, Insight Manager It is b...
27 November 2023
Canada-based Sobeys has formed a strategic partnership with Cookin, a homemade food delivery marketplace, to provide consumers with ideas for creative meals at home using its ingredients. Marketplace for food creators Cookin is a homemade food delivery marketplace connecting consumers with local chefs and cooks, offering ready-to-eat meals with a personal touch. It has developed a marketplace...
24 November 2023
In its Q3 2023 results (summary below) Walmart reported solid ecommerce growth in the US: 24% for Walmart, 16% for Sam’s Club. Omnichannel services including pickup and store fulfilled delivery have played a major contributing factor to driving strong growth, which has been seen across both its third- and first-party offer. Retailers remain laser-focussed on how to grow sales in the online cha...
24 November 2023
Our global analysts share their opinion on grocery retail news from across the globe. Grocery retailers are partnering with travel agencies – Michaela Jay, Insight Manager We are used to seeing many partnerships come together on a regular basis (a recent example being Amazon partnering with Meta and Snap), but partnerships between grocery retailers and travel agencies is less common, but ve...
14 November 2023
Waitrose has announced two significant updates to its online store, bringing in targeted advertising and AI driven personalised browsing. Targeted adverts replacing static advertising Waitrose has partnered with retail media technology company CitrusAd as it begins rolling out targeted advertising across its online store. The new system replaces the previous ‘static advertising’ syste...
27 October 2023
There has been a flurry of ups and downs across the Polish retailer landscape. Biedronka a discounter with plans to dominate via an aggressive expansion plan Biedronka dominates the discounter space in Poland with a 91% penetration across the market and 3473 stores as of September 2023. The parent group, Jeronimo Martins, has announced the expansion of Biedronka across Slovenia - with ...
23 October 2023
Roundup of the recent strategic initiatives and promotions for Singles’ Day led by China’s leading ecommerce giants. Ecommerce rivals compete for Singles’ Day success This year’s Singles’ Day Shopping Festival (also referred as 11.11 or Double 11) unfolds amidst global economic uncertainty, with shoppers seeking value-for-money products. High-income shoppers still value brands and new produ...
10 October 2023
Last week I attended the IRX 2023 (Internet Retailing Expo) event at London’s ExCel centre. In this article, I’ll share three of the key highlights; from climate innovation to Asda’s ‘biggest retail transformation in the whole of Europe’ and winning with social commerce. 1. Baroness Martha Lane-Fox: the world’s first trillionaire will come from climate innovation enabled by technology B...
09 October 2023
Tesco is reportedly planning to launch an online marketplace in early 2024. As reported by The Grocer, Tesco is planning to range “ a broad range of third-party products“ alongside groceries on the website which it has reportedly been developing for the past two years. The news follows a job listing by Tesco for a marketplace business development manager whose role would be to “translate ...
06 October 2023
The German retailer continues to innovate, trialling drone deliveries in rural Hessen Plugging gaps in the supply of everyday staples The project, called LieferMichel, launched on 5 th October 2023. With initiatives of this kind, the main goal is to make daily necessities accessible to more people living in rural areas. This is not a first for REWE – earlier this year it launched a superma...